Man found dead on Delhi-Haryana border, cops confused who should investigate

Man found dead on Delhi-Haryana border, cops confused who should investigate

The man's body was found on a road connecting Delhi's Narela with Saifabad village in Haryana

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Chayyanika Nigam

New Delhi

August 9, 2018

UPDATED: August 9, 2018 06:46 IST

The victim's face was smashed with bricks so that he could not be identified.

The Delhi Police and the Haryana Police on Wednesday had tough time deciding which of them had jurisdiction when a dead body was found on a road connecting Delhi's Narela area and Haryana's Saifabad village.

When cops from both the sides were unable to decide whose jurisdiction it was, a revenue map of the area was brought. In the meantime, senior officials of Delhi Police decided to investigate, and accordingly a case was registered in Delhi.

Around 7.30 am on Wednesday, police received a call informing about a man's dead body lying along a road.

The call got connected to both Delhi Police and Haryana Police. According to eyewitnesses, Haryana Police was the first to reach the spot and within 10 minutes the Delhi Police also reached.

The deceased was identified as 28-year-old Karan alias Sagar. His face was smashed with a brick, which the police suspect was done so that he could not be identified later on.

"When his body was discovered, he was wearing a vest and blue jeans," a police official said.

During the investigation, it was learnt that he was a resident of Haryana's Saifabad area and used to work in Narela's Sabzi Mandi. His parents told police that Karan was missing since Tuesday night after he left for Sabzi Mandi. Since then his mobile was also switched off.